Hmm. The response to COVID-19 in the US seemed to go from 0 to 100 this week. The stock market keeps dropping and now there is a travel ban on all of Europe. My parents have some friends whose children are stuck in Italy with no way home. My church have cancelled most gatherings and switched to live streaming online. My sister cancelled her family trip to Disney World; they were supposed to meet up with my cousin’s family driving down from Toronto. No more NBA games?!
Even worse, the dialysis nutritionist told me the hospital was running out of supplies. They only have two weeks of surgical masks left. She was told not to wear a mask to save on supplies and not to freak out the patients. I think her not wearing a mask is freaking me out more. Typically for each session, they pack a bag with all the necessary supplies to connect and disconnect patients. My bag always included a surgical mask due to the infection risk of using a chest catheter. Well, there wasn’t one today, not even a manual tie-on mask. My nurse had to grab a staff mask with a plastic shield for me to use. Pretty wasteful since I don’t need the shield but it speaks volumes about the supplies shortage.
I slept a bit after dialysis today but again, I think it will be another sleepless night. It’s 1:30 am already and I’ve been “in bed” since 9:30 pm. I think I need to go to rehab tomorrow. With all my insurance problems, I really should try to finish up before the end of March. I hope they don’t shut down the cardiac rehab gym, else I’ll never get my transplant scheduled.
Life with chronic diseases 